Identifying diets that promote liver tumorigenesis (IMAGE)

Shinshu University

Identifying diets that promote liver tumorigenesis

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In a new study, scientists from Japan demonstrate that saturated/trans fats in the diet, and not cholesterol, promote hepatic angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis and thereby trigger liver tumorigenesis

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NAOKI TANAKA, SHINSHU UNIVERSITY

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